Construction Curiosities #96

Water Witching | Pay App Due Dates

Hey! Happy Saturday! Matt here.

Welcome to the Construction Curiosities newsletter!

Lots going on here (with those pencils?) that I’m not sure that I understand. But I am certain Dall-E doesn’t know what Dowsing rods are. (And if you are keeping score at home, “Curiosities” remains elusive)

This weekly Newsletter explores the Curiosities of the Construction Industry. It's meant to help Drag the Construction Industry into the 21st Century by making you think, smile, and become motivated to drive innovation in your realm of the industry.

The Newsletter will focus on 4 primary areas of Innovation:

1. Technology & Tools

2. Growth Marketing

3. Upskilling/ Mentorship

4. Being People First in all of the Above

We won’t hit on each of these topics every week but that’s what is in rotation!

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Summary

This week we will look at:

• Two Videos: Water Witching

• One Article: Top Tips when Building ConTech Teams

• One Quote: Make it a First Choice

• One Meme: Pay App Due Dates

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Two Videos

I stumbled upon this Reel on Instagram this week…

click image to watch the video

And man, I haven’t thought about “Witching” or “Water Witching” in a while. It sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole of researching it. I learned its also called “Dowsing.”

Here’s another little video that describes it/ debunks it and gives some history on the topic.

So what do you think? Is it real? I know my brother can do it. Or at least he says he can. 😅

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One Article

Top Tips and Pitfalls to avoid when building ConTech teams

This article was written by Erin Khan (of CM Mentors #31 fame 😁) for Bhragan’s

Last Week in ConTech

substack.

Top Tips and Pitfalls to avoid when building ConTech teams

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One Quote

Two weeks in a row, a quote from my buddy Angelo on the Human Side of Construction Instagram page. He’s just putting out bangers.

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One Meme

click the image to play the video in IG

This week I asked the Instagram crowd, “Who or what situation should I meme next?” I got some really great responses, such as this one. Keep a look out for more community inspired memes.

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Speaking of Instagram…

If you recall back in CCN 93, I made an announcement that we were going to start sharing Construction Innovation videos on the Construction Yeti social pages as an effort to recruit the Next Generation into the industry….

Well… those videos start posting next week. If you want to follow along, be sure to subscribe to the Construction Yeti Social pages.

YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | LinkedIn

If you want to participate, its not too late to enter your submission: HERE

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